Heretic 2017/05/28(Sun)00:16 No. 804825 ID: 8a947d
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>>804822
>>804815
You slot your extra points into Agility and Charm.

Wits: 8
Agility: 2==>3
Strength: 2
Charm: 4==>5
Skill: 4

Now that you've got a little extra money what next? You could always see what the deal is with the Library and School to get some more cash, you could go straight to buying things from shops, or you can turn into the Desert Cat Inn for a day

1-Airship Station
2-Todd's Map Shop
3-Carpenter
4-Leather-worker
5-Glassblower
6-School
7-Housing
8-Butcher
9-General Store
10-Herb Shop
11-Library
12-Jail/Guard Post
13-Doctor
14-Stable
15-The Desert Cat Inn
16-Weapon Shop
17-Blacksmith

General store, let's gather some supplies. The butcher next for some rations though I would leave Issei outside I don't trust him around so much raw meat.

Library.

>>804826
I doubt he's going to eat anything if a rotten soul isn't attached to it.

>>804855
I'm not worried he'll eat the meat, I'm worried the sight of it and the smell of blood will make him hungry.

Heretic 2017/05/28(Sun)12:19 No. 804892 ID: 8a947d
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>>804826
>>804830
You head to the general store, and plan to hit the library next. you need to watch your money since you still need a map from Todd.

You enter the General Store and go straight to the counter.

Erin: Hey there! Welcome to the General Store, what can I get for you today ?

You look through what he has in stock.

Fruit Pack: A large trail mix basket of assorted berries(strawberries included) (20=G)
Flask: Tin flask for holding liquids (10=G)
Hooded Lantern: standard hooded lantern that illuminates the area around you (10=G)
Jerky: Bag of beef jerky (15=G)
Jolt Drink: Energy Drink sure to bring your energy back up in no time.(15=G)
(10)Paper and Pen:a pack of paper with a refillable ink pen (5=G)
Shovel: a normal two-handed shovel, makes digging easier if you're not very STRONG (30=G)
Tent: Sturdy temporary shelter. (40=G)
Grappling Hook: Metal hook attached to a strong cord(45=G)

You have 550 Gold

>>804892
Fruit pack, flask, paper+pen.

We don't have any plans to travel right now, but we can get some basic stuff.

>>804892
Where do we go to sell stuff? What do we have in our inventory?

>>804894
This.

>>804894
Seems reasonable.

Let's check the library next.

Heretic 2017/05/28(Sun)14:40 No. 804905 ID: 8a947d
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>>804894
You purchase the Flask, Fruit-Pack and Paper Pack for for 35-G leaving you at 515-G.

>>804897
Erin: If your lookin' to get rid of anything I'd be happy to take it off your hands !

Excluding what you've just bought you have...

1 Six Shot Pistol: 80-G
3 Strawberries: 4-G per
3 Crystal Shards: 20-G Per
3 Obsidian Shards: 35-G Per
1 Wicked Dagger: 55-G
1 Dead Fly: 0-G (seriously who'd want this ?)
1 Reflective Gauntlet: 80-G
1 Tin Mug: 10-G
1 Ivory Repeater: 150-G
1 Horned Skull: 30-G

What do you want to get rid of ? Be careful not to sell anything you're going to want to use later !

>>804905
Even though we don't need 2 guns, think carefully about which you should sell.

Even though the repeater sells for more, it might be stronger than your old six shot.

I say keep the gun that has more attack power and sell the weaker one.

Keep both guns. It never hurts to have a surprise holdout.

Sell the gauntlet, though. We're not going to use it for its intended armor purpose, and we should be able to find cheaper reflective surfaces for summoning. (We could buy a few cheap hand mirrors, say).

Keep both guns, it takes time to reload and having a backup pistol can make all the difference.

Don't sell anything, a summoner like yourself can find a use for all of it.

Heretic 2017/05/28(Sun)16:17 No. 804913 ID: 8a947d
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>>804910
You decide not to sell anything yet and head to the library.

Inside the Library shelves fill the place and line the walls, however many of them in the back are empty or barely have anything on them and the ones in the front only have one or two rows with anything in them.

You approach the woman at the front and inquire about the job here.

Medi: Hello and welcome to Chapter One Library ! I'm Medi, How can I help you ?

You: I came because I heard you had a job here, am I too late ?

Medi: Oh no you're right on time! I need somebody to help me organize my stock, I have a hard time getting everything together I'm so busy.

You and Issei could do this job in no time, but you also feel like drawing attention to Medi's low stock of books, it's hard to believe this place has stayed open for so long with such a limited supply. What do you do ?

>it's hard to believe this place has stayed open for so long with such a limited supply
Well, libraries don't need to turn a profit to stay open- they're often funded by the local government.

Still, yeah, ask if something happened. There are less books than you would expect!

How much skill would we need to efficiently dual wield revolvers?

>>804913
Ask her about the books.

Issei, do you like guns?

So, how much is the pay? I guess we could do it, but I got the feeling almost all of the books are stored somewhere else, and our time estimate could be wrong.

Heretic 2017/05/28(Sun)18:58 No. 804926 ID: 8a947d
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>>804917
To be able to dual wield and not drop your accuracy you'll need to be pretty proficient (8 SKILL).

>>804923
(Issei: i've never been a fan of guns, i've never found much use in them.)

You: How much would this job pay ?

Medi: Well it shouldn't take too long, I'm only giving this job because my ladder broke and I can't reach the higher shelves.

Medi: For the work and time I can give up 100 gold for your time.

>>804916
>>804918

You: Are most of your books in the back ? there aren't a lot of books out here.

Medi: Yeah, well... something happened recently that's reduced my stock of literature.

Medi: The Regent Church did a random inspection on my library and found an "unauthorized" book in my possession. They confiscated it and deemed my entire collection heretical taking everything else, the books in here now are scavenged, donated, or bibles and scriptures sent by the Church.

Medi: I-I'm sure after they go through all of them and authorize my books they'll return them... I hope.

Knowing the lazy Regent Church you doubt they'll ever get around to returning them. Those books are gone unless somebody goes and gets them. The Regent Church station is outside of the city way past the jail, you can go there if you want to try and steal them back.

for now you get to work organizing, Issei grabs the higher books and you place them in the correct spaces.

>>804926
Stealing the book collection comes back is a good deed. And we can pocket the heretical tome for ourself (it's just gonna get her in trouble again if we leave it).

Keep an eye out for any interesting books in the current collection.

>>804926
>Issei grabs the higher books
Well, it's a good thing you've got someone as tall as Issei with you! Otherwise, this job would've been difficult for a midget like you! XD

>>804927
That's nice and all, but do we even have a way to transport an entire library worth of books? I'm pretty sure we can't stick all of them in our bag and carry them back with us, there's too many!

Heretic 2017/05/28(Sun)20:15 No. 804943 ID: 8a947d
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>>804927
>>804940
The days starting to run out, you'll see about stealing those books back tomorrow.
There'll be more time to think up a plan after that.

>>804931
Non of the books are really interesting to you, and a lot of them are so damaged they end halfway through. There was a library in Daesfield, the pagan town where you grew up, it was full of incredibly long and boring books that you were too young to get through; seeing this library makes you think of how much you miss Daesfield sometimes.

You finish up organizing the books and collect your 100 gold bringing you up to 615 G, now that you can spend some money without worrying about going bankrupt you head back to Todd's and pick up a Second Helchaim map for 300 gold bringing back down to 315 G.

Heretic 2017/05/28(Sun)20:16 No. 804944 ID: 8a947d
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>>804943
Currently you are on the continent of Moree...

Heretic 2017/05/28(Sun)20:18 No. 804945 ID: 8a947d
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>>804944
You pull up a second page from inside the scroll, showing you a close up of Moree. You're a long way from New Olmec but at least you know where you're going now.

Ask about places the map doesn't show. You did pay 300G for it.

Soooo, what's up with 'hole'

Oh we DO have plans to travel. I suppose we should go back and buy some camping supplies from the general store. Like a tent, a lantern, and some jerky.

Heretic 2017/05/28(Sun)22:01 No. 804963 ID: 8a947d
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>>804953
Some people think that place is ground zero for the disaster that ruined Helchaim, you aren't sure if it's true or not but you've heard stuff gets strange the closer you get to that place.

>>804954
You swing back around to the general store for a Lantern, a Tent, and some Jerky for 65G bringing you to 250G. It's starting to get late, it's best you head to the inn to get a room.

Afterwards you head back to the Desert Cat Inn to rent a two-bed room for 15G and turn in for the night.

>>804963
GRAPPLING HOOK
WHY DID WE NOT BUY THE GRAPPLING HOOK
I LEFT FOR 5 MIN

>>804963
Does Issei need to sleep? Cause he might get bored waiting for you to wake up.

And since you're gonna be sharing a room with him, even though you got a room with 2 beds, hope you don't mind if he decides to suddenly come and snuggle with ya! XD

>>804964
Too late. Gonna have to wait for morning cause it's sleep time right now!

Don't forget to upgrade your hat card.

What time is it? Are we just renting a room for now or do we need to get some sleep?

Heretic 2017/05/29(Mon)15:15 No. 805059 ID: 8a947d
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>>804965
You: Issei do you even need to sleep ?

Issei: i don't really NEED to do anything but eat.

You: So you don't know anything about what you are or where you came from ?

Issei: oh i know where i came from...sort of.

Issei: way way way back i remember crawling out of a hole full of black water. i was very small, about a third of the size i am now.

Issei: i don't remember where i was born, but i do remember swimming for a long time before i found my first human. she was so nice, thought i was some sort of odd squid. she put me in a fish tank and fed me strawberries from her garden.

You: You don't feed squids strawberries ?

Issei: anyway, her house got broken into by bandits. they took me in a bag, probably to eat me, but they sure were in for a surprise when i was the one chewing on their bones. When i got back to her house she was gone... since then i've just been wandering around

Issei: at first i was looking for her, then i learned humans don't live as long as i do. so i've just been going around doing whatever comes up eating whoever deserves it.

>>805059
So then how did you get that song written about you? I take it since the thief survived and met with someone who ate evil people he wanted to change his ways. Maybe he became a bard and wrote it?

>>805059
Sounds fair. There are lots of people who deserve to be eaten, probably. I'm glad the first human you met was one of the nice ones, though.

Heretic 2017/05/29(Mon)16:46 No. 805083 ID: 8a947d
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>>805068
Issei: i'd assume the thief i let go made that rhyme, who knows it was a long time ago.

Issei: so what about you ? all i know about you is you're on the run from voodoo men and you want to reset the world, but there's got to be more to you than that.

is there anything from your past you can share ?

>>805083
Tell Issei a tale of home.

>>805083
Tell a tale of how because of genetics, you ended up inheriting your mother's feminine curves. Which resulted in you being hit on by a lot of guys in high school because they thought you were a girl.

Tell him about that time you won that rap battle.

Heretic 2017/05/29(Mon)17:53 No. 805093 ID: 8a947d
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You: Well, I lived in Daesfield for a good portion of my life, Pagan community built into the side of a mountain.

Issei: why is it called daesFIELD if its built into a mountain ?

You: guess nobody really like the name Daes-mountain. Anyway my life was pretty normal, even with the wraps I have to wear nobody really cared since pagan dress-code is pretty odd.

You: The person in my life that really made a big impression on me was my great-great-great-great-great-grandfather, tied his soul to a statue using an old pagan ritual, he used to tell me about how the world use to be lush with green trees and plants until the disaster.

Issei: i've heard of that too, so it was true ?

You: Yes, it wasn't peaceful but it's better than it was now. Aside from that my childhood wasn't anything special.

You: The one thing I remember the most were the potatoes, Daesfield grew tones of potatoes. Hell I should be sick of the things by now, but I always crave the damn things and I can never find them anywhere else.

Issei: did you get hit on a lot ?

You: Odd question but no, I was never much of a ladies man...

Issei: i meant by guys

You:...No? Why would you ask that.

Issei: i'm just saying you filled out that dress pretty well.

You:...

You: GOODNIGHT ISSEI

>>805093
>did you get hit on a lot?
I think Lyda hit on you while you were wearing the dress. Some gals are into that!

>>805093
>i'm just saying you filled out that dress pretty well.
Mother, why must I be cursed with your wondrous curves? They send the wrong messages to everyone I meet!

Heretic 2017/05/29(Mon)22:27 No. 805131 ID: 8a947d
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Heretic 2017/05/29(Mon)22:30 No. 805132 ID: 8a947d
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Boss: So, two more of our men have failed

Shorty: Their life signals disappeared mid air, they're dead for sure.

Shorty: Should I...

Boss: No, don't revive them yet, let them suffer at the Crossroads a little longer...

Heretic 2017/05/29(Mon)22:37 No. 805135 ID: 8a947d
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Boss: What I do want is for you to ready the dark gate, It seems I need something a little less human to get this job done.

Boss: Get that piece of bandage we found at the weapons shop and prepare the ritual.

Shorty: Gotcha Boss!

Boss: I don't care what ya do Slim just don't get yourself killed. We have company and I don't want to have to bring one of you sorry sacks back to life

Heretic 2017/05/29(Mon)22:42 No. 805137 ID: 8a947d
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Boss: Now, you know why I brought you here.

Boss: We are getting close to capturing our own large piece of Azerite.

???: And you want me to help you catch if your goons screw up again?

Boss: You know it, now we can't stay in Itsdin for much longer so I'm going to need your help doing some heavy lifting.

???: Of course! did ya know fish can't feel pain Boss?

???: At least that's what I've heard...

Heretic 2017/05/29(Mon)22:45 No. 805138 ID: 8a947d
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???: Braving such a hostile environment full of odd and unknown creatures they can't afford to feel pain!

???: Through any sort of danger or trouble they survivor and ignore any discomfort.

???: We should all strive to be more like fish! They're far superior to us.

Boss: Hmmm, whatever you say.[/i]

Heretic 2017/05/29(Mon)22:50 No. 805139 ID: 8a947d
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Shorty: Boss, It'll be ready in a few minutes. With that Pagan's bandage it'll be able to track them to no end.

Boss: Good, get ready Shorty we'll be moving out of Itsdin soon.

Boss: That pagan will be in the ground after we're done with him, and well have that AZERITE in no time.

END CHAPTER 2

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